Chapter 13 - The World of the Census
... difficulties for accurate biodiversity assessment. The snapshots from different parts of the world ocean have rarely been merged together, in part because the complicated and time-consuming task of compiling the information from numerous individual publications is undervalued (but see Irigoien et al ...
... difficulties for accurate biodiversity assessment. The snapshots from different parts of the world ocean have rarely been merged together, in part because the complicated and time-consuming task of compiling the information from numerous individual publications is undervalued (but see Irigoien et al ...
The Biogeography of Marine Invertebrate Life Histories
... Geographical patterns in life-history traits such as body size, cell size, and maternal investment have inspired hypotheses for over a century of biological research (Allen 1877, Bergmann 1847, Moles & Westoby 2003, Thorson 1936). In the marine environment, identifying and understanding life-history ...
... Geographical patterns in life-history traits such as body size, cell size, and maternal investment have inspired hypotheses for over a century of biological research (Allen 1877, Bergmann 1847, Moles & Westoby 2003, Thorson 1936). In the marine environment, identifying and understanding life-history ...
Summer School on Summer School on "Functioning and Evolution
... areas of science and environmental protection gave us the chance to broaden our horizons, while simultaneously adding a multi-national dimension to the school. We would like to further extend our thanks to the John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation personnel, for assisting us in all matters regard ...
... areas of science and environmental protection gave us the chance to broaden our horizons, while simultaneously adding a multi-national dimension to the school. We would like to further extend our thanks to the John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation personnel, for assisting us in all matters regard ...
Church, Matthew J., Edward F. DeLong, Hugh W. Ducklow, Markus
... Hydrography—Vertical profiles of temperature and salinity (T-S) revealed the presence of distinct water masses in the waters west of the Antarctic Peninsula (Fig. 2b). The hydrography of this region has been well characterized, and the water masses sampled in this study included the Antarctic surfac ...
... Hydrography—Vertical profiles of temperature and salinity (T-S) revealed the presence of distinct water masses in the waters west of the Antarctic Peninsula (Fig. 2b). The hydrography of this region has been well characterized, and the water masses sampled in this study included the Antarctic surfac ...
1. Oceans as a global challenge and priority
... the global ocean economy is estimated at EUR 1.3 trillion and this could more than double by 2030.1 The oceans play a key role in regulating the climate system. They produce half our oxygen and have absorbed most of the world’s extra heat and around 25 % of CO2 emissions.2 Many island (including Sma ...
... the global ocean economy is estimated at EUR 1.3 trillion and this could more than double by 2030.1 The oceans play a key role in regulating the climate system. They produce half our oxygen and have absorbed most of the world’s extra heat and around 25 % of CO2 emissions.2 Many island (including Sma ...
November 2012 Meetings [PDF 70
... fish may affect commercial fisheries catch rates, however those rates are also dependent on many environmental factors. A Norwegian study observed a 132% increase in gillnet catches for Greenland Halibut, while long line catches decreased by 16% during the seismic survey ...
... fish may affect commercial fisheries catch rates, however those rates are also dependent on many environmental factors. A Norwegian study observed a 132% increase in gillnet catches for Greenland Halibut, while long line catches decreased by 16% during the seismic survey ...
6-5 Ocean Life Zones PPT - Lyndhurst School District
... MAJOR OCEAN LIFE ZONES: BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT Ø die, cups remain, & new generation grows on top Ø over thousands of generations, a coral reef forms ...
... MAJOR OCEAN LIFE ZONES: BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT Ø die, cups remain, & new generation grows on top Ø over thousands of generations, a coral reef forms ...
WORLD OCEAN ASSESSMENT
... Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) (3 species), the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (1 species), and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) (6 species). Other MEAs that have this remit but are not yet active includ ...
... Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) (3 species), the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (1 species), and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) (6 species). Other MEAs that have this remit but are not yet active includ ...
Woods Hole oceanograpHic institution
... herever you live, the ocean affects your life. Yet while the oceans cover 70 percent of Earth’s surface, they remain largely unexplored, only beginning to reveal their secrets. The oceans play a critical role in creating the weather patterns that allow our crops to grow. They spawn natural disasters ...
... herever you live, the ocean affects your life. Yet while the oceans cover 70 percent of Earth’s surface, they remain largely unexplored, only beginning to reveal their secrets. The oceans play a critical role in creating the weather patterns that allow our crops to grow. They spawn natural disasters ...
Using Space-Age Technologies to Monitor the Coast`s Health
... science and management,” she says. “The ultimate beneficiary should be the coast we all treasure.” Delaware Sea Grant developed the Coastal Courier newsletter to help share Coastal Ecosystem Health Project results with resource managers. ...
... science and management,” she says. “The ultimate beneficiary should be the coast we all treasure.” Delaware Sea Grant developed the Coastal Courier newsletter to help share Coastal Ecosystem Health Project results with resource managers. ...
Marine snow storms: Assessing the - Research Online
... at these depths with adverse consequences for fisheries and other marine organisms.9 Scientists have examined the relationship between ocean fertilization and ocean acidification concluding from one set of experiments, using a global ocean carbon cycle model and investigating the maximum potential e ...
... at these depths with adverse consequences for fisheries and other marine organisms.9 Scientists have examined the relationship between ocean fertilization and ocean acidification concluding from one set of experiments, using a global ocean carbon cycle model and investigating the maximum potential e ...
Developing Resource Management and Marine Policy for the
... change rapidly within the coming decades, making the country an interesting and important case study. ...
... change rapidly within the coming decades, making the country an interesting and important case study. ...
FIVE COLLEGE COASTAL AND MARINE SCIENCES INTERNSHIP
... restore the Bay. The Office works to ensure that NOAA’s resources and capabilities are aligned with the current and future needs of the Bay, constituents, and partners. Efforts in these programs are focused on the work NOAA undertakes in the Bay area in key topic areas including Fisheries, Habitats, ...
... restore the Bay. The Office works to ensure that NOAA’s resources and capabilities are aligned with the current and future needs of the Bay, constituents, and partners. Efforts in these programs are focused on the work NOAA undertakes in the Bay area in key topic areas including Fisheries, Habitats, ...
Protection of the High Seas - Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
... thousands of metres, scientists have been surprised and astounded to discover that the deeper parts of the ocean are actually teeming with life. It had been assumed that at depths where light never penetrated and plants could not grow, life would be restricted to a few peculiar animal species. In fa ...
... thousands of metres, scientists have been surprised and astounded to discover that the deeper parts of the ocean are actually teeming with life. It had been assumed that at depths where light never penetrated and plants could not grow, life would be restricted to a few peculiar animal species. In fa ...
Word - International Association for Biological Oceanography
... The first moves towards the creation of the International Association for Biological Oceanography were made by the late Dr. Anton Bruun at the first session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission in 1961. Dr. Bruun convened a meeting of the biologists present at that meeting and as a resu ...
... The first moves towards the creation of the International Association for Biological Oceanography were made by the late Dr. Anton Bruun at the first session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission in 1961. Dr. Bruun convened a meeting of the biologists present at that meeting and as a resu ...
Marine Viruses: Truth or Dare - University of Arizona | Ecology and
... by University of Michigan - Ann Arbor on 04/01/12. For personal use only. ...
... by University of Michigan - Ann Arbor on 04/01/12. For personal use only. ...
Transatlantic Arctic and Marine Research Initiative
... China and South Korea. It aims at increasing the understanding of climate change in the Arctic region and its impact on socio-economic activities such as marine transportation and tourism, fisheries and aquaculture, and oil and gas extraction. In order to understand the environmental change in the A ...
... China and South Korea. It aims at increasing the understanding of climate change in the Arctic region and its impact on socio-economic activities such as marine transportation and tourism, fisheries and aquaculture, and oil and gas extraction. In order to understand the environmental change in the A ...
The evolution of the marine phosphate reservoir
... phosphate concentrations if the dissolved silica concentration of sea water is estimated2–5. Here we present iron and phosphorus concentration ratios from distal hydrothermal sediments and iron formations through time to study the evolution of the marine phosphate reservoir. The data suggest that ph ...
... phosphate concentrations if the dissolved silica concentration of sea water is estimated2–5. Here we present iron and phosphorus concentration ratios from distal hydrothermal sediments and iron formations through time to study the evolution of the marine phosphate reservoir. The data suggest that ph ...
Submission - Inquiry into Australia`s Urban Water Management
... It also contains many different community types, plants, animals and their habitats including extensive seagrass beds, mangrove forests, sandbanks, sponge and soft coral gardens, and soft bottom and island communities. The reef is not a continuous barrier, but a broken maze of coral reefs and coral ...
... It also contains many different community types, plants, animals and their habitats including extensive seagrass beds, mangrove forests, sandbanks, sponge and soft coral gardens, and soft bottom and island communities. The reef is not a continuous barrier, but a broken maze of coral reefs and coral ...
Safeguarding the Health of Oceans
... natural wastes. These services are “valued” in the trillions of dollars annually by recent estimates. In reality, though, they are invaluable. Without oceans, life as we know it would cease to exist.4 Oblivious to the peril, humanity has pushed the world’s oceans close to—and in some cases past—thei ...
... natural wastes. These services are “valued” in the trillions of dollars annually by recent estimates. In reality, though, they are invaluable. Without oceans, life as we know it would cease to exist.4 Oblivious to the peril, humanity has pushed the world’s oceans close to—and in some cases past—thei ...
Limitation of egg production in Calanus finmarchicus in the field: A
... process. If, there were anaerobic microsites, then it is possible that methanogenesis could occur within these sites. We hypothesis that marine zooplankton, their faecal material, and other sedimenting particles, represent these anaerobic microsites in oxygenated pelagic waters. We have now clearly ...
... process. If, there were anaerobic microsites, then it is possible that methanogenesis could occur within these sites. We hypothesis that marine zooplankton, their faecal material, and other sedimenting particles, represent these anaerobic microsites in oxygenated pelagic waters. We have now clearly ...
Scientific Audit of Marine Parks - Background information for Land
... domestic market, with less than 5% being international for all parks except Cape Byron Marine Park with 13%. Across all mainland NSW marine parks, going to the beach was the most popular activity for domestic tourists followed by eating out, visiting friends and relatives, walking or driving around, ...
... domestic market, with less than 5% being international for all parks except Cape Byron Marine Park with 13%. Across all mainland NSW marine parks, going to the beach was the most popular activity for domestic tourists followed by eating out, visiting friends and relatives, walking or driving around, ...
Hallam, S. Isolation of chemoautotrophic sulfur
... the Γ distribution, the proportion of invariable sites, and the transition/transversion ratio were ...
... the Γ distribution, the proportion of invariable sites, and the transition/transversion ratio were ...
Regional Seas Programmes and Marine Biodiversity in Areas
... December 2015, H.E. Ambassador Mr. Eden Charles of Trinidad and Tobago, the Chair of the Preparatory Committee invited the international organizations which “wish to do so to submit their views on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument”. 2. The present document h ...
... December 2015, H.E. Ambassador Mr. Eden Charles of Trinidad and Tobago, the Chair of the Preparatory Committee invited the international organizations which “wish to do so to submit their views on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument”. 2. The present document h ...
Anaerobic bacteria in the sediment oxidaze methane present in the
... often hydrogen sulphides and hydrocarbons are also present. Generally, light independent extremophiles, chemotrophs, archaea and bacteria dominate the biological assemblage of cold seep environments. Cold seeps are usually found at both geologically active and passive plate margins where the interst ...
... often hydrogen sulphides and hydrocarbons are also present. Generally, light independent extremophiles, chemotrophs, archaea and bacteria dominate the biological assemblage of cold seep environments. Cold seeps are usually found at both geologically active and passive plate margins where the interst ...